Crop · Tomatoes · per hectare
Budget for a hector of tomatoes
By Elisha97 · Updated 14 Jul 2026
Estimated total cost: 7616.14000 per hectare
Herbicides
| Product | Rate | Unit | Qty | Unit cost | Total | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Metribuzin
Broad leaf weeds; 1.0 - 1.5 lt/ha
|
1.200 | lt | 1.200 | USD 25.00 | USD 30.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
S Metolachlor 960EC
Mainly grasses; 1.3 - 1.5 lt/ha
|
1.400 | lt | 1.400 | USD 18.00 | USD 25.20000 | Advisor reference |
|
Fuzifop
Grasses; 0.5 - 2.0 lt/ha
|
1.000 | lt | 1.000 | USD 22.00 | USD 22.00000 | Advisor reference |
Nematicides
| Product | Rate | Unit | Qty | Unit cost | Total | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oxamyl
Nematodes / eelworms; 3.2 - 4.9 lt/ha
|
4.000 | lt | 4.000 | USD 35.00 | USD 140.00000 | Advisor reference |
Insecticides
| Product | Rate | Unit | Qty | Unit cost | Total | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Imidacloprid 200SL
White flies; Aphids; Leaf eaters; 0.6 - 0.8 lt/ha
|
0.700 | lt | 0.700 | USD 30.00 | USD 21.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Chlorpyrifos 48EC
False wireworm; Termites; Ants; 0.2 lt/ha
|
0.200 | lt | 0.200 | USD 15.00 | USD 3.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Lambda cyhalothrin
Cutworms; 100 mls/100 l water
|
0.300 | lt | 0.300 | USD 20.00 | USD 6.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Thunder
Leaf miners; 220 ml/100 l water
|
0.400 | lt | 0.400 | USD 28.00 | USD 11.20000 | Advisor reference |
|
Dimethoate 40EC
Aphids, Hoppers; 0.5 - 0.8 lt/ha
|
0.700 | lt | 0.700 | USD 14.00 | USD 9.80000 | Advisor reference |
|
Acetamiprid / Acetamark
Sap suckers; 15 g/100 l water
|
0.300 | kg | 0.300 | USD 40.00 | USD 12.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Thiamethoxam / Actara
White grubs; 280 g/100 l water
|
0.400 | kg | 0.400 | USD 45.00 | USD 18.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
DDVP / Dichlorvos
Thrips, Semilooper, leaf eaters; 100-500 mls/100 l water
|
0.500 | lt | 0.500 | USD 12.00 | USD 6.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Thunder
Boll worms, Beetles; 220 mls/100 l water
|
0.400 | lt | 0.400 | USD 28.00 | USD 11.20000 | Advisor reference |
|
Carbaryl
Cutworms, leaf eaters; 650 g/100 l water
|
1.300 | kg | 1.300 | USD 16.00 | USD 20.80000 | Advisor reference |
|
Avaunt / Steward / Indoxacarb
Tomato leaf miners; 125 mls/100 l water
|
0.250 | lt | 0.250 | USD 60.00 | USD 15.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Lannate / Methomyl
Leaf miners; 150 g/100 l water
|
0.300 | kg | 0.300 | USD 25.00 | USD 7.50000 | Advisor reference |
|
Elegant (Emamectin + lufenuron)
Tuta absoluta; 250 ml/100 l water
|
0.500 | lt | 0.500 | USD 55.00 | USD 27.50000 | Advisor reference |
|
Belt
Boll worms, T. absoluta; 38 mls/ha
|
0.040 | lt | 0.040 | USD 90.00 | USD 3.60000 | Advisor reference |
|
Acephate
Semi loopers, T. absoluta; 650 g/ha
|
0.650 | kg | 0.650 | USD 22.00 | USD 14.30000 | Advisor reference |
|
Emamectin + Thiamethoxam
Leaf eaters; 60 mls/100 l water
|
0.120 | lt | 0.120 | USD 48.00 | USD 5.76000 | Advisor reference |
|
Cartap hydrochloride
T. absoluta, leaf eaters; 400 g/100 l water
|
0.800 | kg | 0.800 | USD 30.00 | USD 24.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Abamectin 1.8EC
Will also control mites; 280 mls/100 l water
|
0.560 | lt | 0.560 | USD 26.00 | USD 14.56000 | Advisor reference |
|
Diazinon 30EC
Thrips, Hoppers; 120 mls/100 l water
|
0.240 | lt | 0.240 | USD 18.00 | USD 4.32000 | Advisor reference |
|
Malathion 25WP/50EC
Aphids, leaf eaters; 200 g/100 l water
|
0.400 | kg | 0.400 | USD 12.00 | USD 4.80000 | Advisor reference |
|
Volt
Aphids, White flies, Thrips, Red Spider mites
|
0.300 | lt | 0.300 | USD 35.00 | USD 10.50000 | Advisor reference |
|
Legend
Aphids, White flies, Thrips, Red Spider mites
|
0.300 | lt | 0.300 | USD 38.00 | USD 11.40000 | Advisor reference |
Fungicides
| Product | Rate | Unit | Qty | Unit cost | Total | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Copper Oxychloride
Prophylactic: early/late blights; 500 g/100 l water
|
1.000 | kg | 1.000 | USD 10.00 | USD 10.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Bravo / Chlorothalonil
Prophylactic: early/late blights; 1 litre/100 l water
|
2.000 | lt | 2.000 | USD 20.00 | USD 40.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Mancozeb
Prophylactic: early/late blights; 1 kg/100 l water
|
2.000 | kg | 2.000 | USD 12.00 | USD 24.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Super Top
Early & late blight; 250 mls/100 l water
|
0.500 | lt | 0.500 | USD 30.00 | USD 15.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Tebuconazole
Leaf spots; 75 mls/100 l water
|
0.150 | lt | 0.150 | USD 40.00 | USD 6.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Blight Cure 72WP
Early & late blight; 350 g/100 l water
|
0.700 | kg | 0.700 | USD 25.00 | USD 17.50000 | Advisor reference |
|
Antrocol / Propineb
Early & late blight
|
1.000 | kg | 1.000 | USD 18.00 | USD 18.00000 | Advisor reference |
|
Wettable Sulphur
Powdery mildew; 200 g/100 l water
|
0.400 | kg | 0.400 | USD 8.00 | USD 3.20000 | Advisor reference |
Seed treatment
| Product | Rate | Unit | Qty | Unit cost | Total | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thiram 80WP
Soil borne fungi; 75 g per 50 kg seed
|
0.150 | kg | 0.150 | USD 20.00 | USD 3.00000 | Advisor reference |
2. OTHER VARIABLE COSTS
| Product | Rate | Unit | Qty | Unit cost | Total | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed / seedlings | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 1200.00 | USD 1200.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Basal fertilizer | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 900.00 | USD 900.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Top dressing fertilizer | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 600.00 | USD 600.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Lime | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 150.00 | USD 150.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Land preparation / mechanisation | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 400.00 | USD 400.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Labour | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 1500.00 | USD 1500.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Irrigation / power | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 700.00 | USD 700.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Packaging & marketing | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 800.00 | USD 800.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Transport | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 500.00 | USD 500.00000 | Advisor reference |
| Other | — | lump sum | 1.000 | USD 250.00 | USD 250.00000 | Advisor reference |
This is a budget to test